These publications provide guidance and best practices in particular P3 issues, including accounting, finance, procurement, free trade and human resources.
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 For those municipalities considering public-private partnerships for the first time, this guide helps demystify the P3 model and provides a roadmap. It includes the benefits and differences between traditional procurement and P3s, implementation steps, federal and provincial support programs, case studies, lessons learned and best practices from various municipalities in Canada and beyond.
Published: November 2011; 69 pages.
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 A Position Paper by the Accounting Task Force of The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships
The objectives of this position paper are to: educate decision-makers on the implications of budgetary and accounting treatment for PPP delivery; achieve a degree of consistency in treatment across Canada and between transactions; ensure that auditors have access to appropriate accounting standards; and ultimately achieve clear, specific PPP accounting standards for Canada, consistent with international best practices.
Published: 07/2008; 87 pages.
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 This is an invaluable reference for anyone working in the field of PPP from either the public or private sectors but without a background in private finance. The document explains project finance structures, funding alternatives, investor criteria, terms and conditions of investment agreements and financing strategies.
Published: November 2006. Published: 11/2006; 52 pages.
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 British Columbia has emerged as a leader in the development of public-private partnerships in Canada. Ensuring a highly efficient and effective competitive procurement process will attract lenders, investors and contractors and will help strengthen the B.C. market. Given the province's experience, CCPPP in cooperation with the BC Chapter of The Council and Partnerships BC, undertook an organized outreach to more than 25 organizations to obtain market feedback. The primary goals of the market articulated in this report are: to reduce time taken during the procurement process; to reduce procurement costs for both the public and private sectors; to achieve optimal risk transfer in projects; and, to drive consistency in standardizing procurement documents.
Published: 04/2005; 18 pages.
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 Opponents of free trade have suggested that there are many dangers in undertaking public private partnerships at the municipal level. Others, experts in international trade agreements, disagree. This thorough analysis of international trade agreements as it pertains to municipal PPP sheds light on the issues being raised by separating fact from fiction. It offers suggested clauses to include in PPP contracts as well as a complete copy of Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Published: 3/2003; 95 pages.
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 This informative paper provides guidelines on how to use private finance, summarizes the main finance models, analyzes concerns and outlines key benefits of involving the private sector. Written and reviewed by experts from both the public and private spheres who have hands-on experience with private finance, this paper presents a road map for successful private finance initiatives, no matter what the scale.
Published: 11/2000; 35 pages.
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